Protective Thin Coatings Technology

<p>Hard or protective coatings are widely used in conventional and modern industries and will continue to play a key role in future manufacturing, especially in the micro and nano areas.<i> Protective Thin Coatings Technology</i> highlights the developments and advances in the preparation, characterization, and applications of protective micro-/nanoscaled films and coatings. </p><p>This book</p><ul><p><li>Covers technologies for sputtering of flexible hard nanocoatings, deposition of solid lubricating films, and multilayer transition metal nitrides </li><p></p><p><li>Describes integrated nanomechanical characterization of hard coatings, corrosion and tribo-corrosion of hard coatings, and high entropy alloy films and coatings </li><p></p><p><li>Investigates thin films and coatings for high-temperature applications, nanocomposite coatings on magnesium alloys, and the correlation between coating properties and industrial applications</li><p></p><p><li>Features various aspects of hard coatings, covering advanced sputtering technologies, structural characterizations, and simulations, as well as applications</li><p></p></p></p></p></p></ul><p>This first volume in the two-volume set, <b>Protective Thin Coatings and Functional Thin Films Technology</b>, will benefit industry professionals and researchers working in areas related to semiconductors, optoelectronics, plasma technology, solid-state energy storages, and 5G, as well as advanced students studying electrical, mechanical, chemical, and material engineering.</p>